Articles filed under Washington Post
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What is a pulse oximeter, and do you need one?Jun 08, 2020 6:00 am - Before the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans had heard about pulse oximeters only via TV shows where EMTs shout out a patient's "pulse ox" - or measure of oxygen in t...
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Q&A: David Byrne on rethinking values in the pandemicJun 08, 2020 6:00 am - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the coronavirus. So he decided to launch an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Massachu...
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America's pandemic response compared to deadly 1918 fluJun 08, 2020 6:00 am - John M. Barry, 74, is a historian and author of several books, including "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History," about the 1918 flu pandem...
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Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' provides critical thinking on the pandemicJun 07, 2020 7:00 am - Since early March, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the coronavirus. So he's launched an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Mass. Ever...
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The pandemic is testing the generosity of America's billionaires: A survey of the 50 richest AmericansJun 07, 2020 6:28 am - America's love-hate affair with billionaires took an uncomfortable twist this spring: As the coronavirus spread across the country, both fans and critics wondered what t...
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What the 50 richest Americans have given for COVID-19 reliefJun 07, 2020 6:23 am - A Washington Post survey of the nation's 50 wealthiest people and families, who have a collective net worth of nearly $1.6 trillion, found that their publicly announced ...
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The black-white economic divide is as wide as it was in 1968Jun 07, 2020 6:23 am - As Black Live Matter protests grow across the nation over policing, the deep economic inequalities that African-Americans face are coming to the forefront. Civil rights ...
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Workplace retirement celebrations are another casualty of pandemicJun 07, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I recently retired from the company where I had been for six years. Since the pandemic, everyone had been working from home. Even though my retirement was announced t...
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'Travel with your taste buds': How to get iconic foods from across the countryJun 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Ever since the coronavirus pandemic grounded leisure travel, Joe Ariel has come to realize something. “Cheesy carbs,” he says, are “bringing the world together right now...
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Summer book club: Tales that share some great secretsJun 06, 2020 11:00 pm - If someone offers to share a secret, it's hard to say no. It's exciting to learn something other people don't know. Once you know, however, you've got to decide what to ...